Effable

/ˈɛfəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Capable of being expressed or described in words; able to be put into speech or writing.

Etymology

From Latin 'effabilis,' derived from 'effari' (to speak out), where 'ex-' means out and 'fari' means to speak. The opposite of ineffable, which means impossible to express.

Kelly Says

Effable is the opposite of ineffable—while we use ineffable all the time ('the ineffable beauty of nature'), effable is so rare that many people don't know it exists, even though it's perfectly logical!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድም አይነት አይደለም
and-im ay-net ay-de-lem
ARالعربية
لا يُصاغ
la yu-sagh
BNবাংলা
অভিব্যক্তিশীল
obhi-bbyakti-shi-l
CACatalà
inexpressible
in-ex-pres-si-ble
CSČeština
nevyjádřitelný
ne-vy-jad-r-tel-ny
DADansk
uudsigelig
uud-si-ge-lig
DEDeutsch
unbeschreiblich
un-bes-krei-bli-ch
ELΕλληνικά
απρόσβλητος
a-pro-s-vli-tos
ESEspañol
inefable
in-e-fa-ble
FAفارسی
بی‌وصف
bi-va-sof
FISuomi
kuvaton
ku-va-ton
FRFrançais
ineffable
in-e-f-a-ble
GUGU
વ્યક્ત કરી શકાય નહીં
vyakt kar-i sha-ka na-hi
HAHA
ba a iya bayyana
ba a iya ba-ya-na
HEעברית
בלתי-אומר
bal-ti-o-mer
HIहिन्दी
अभिव्यक्त न हो सकने वाला
abhi-vyakt na ho sak-ne wa-la
HUMagyar
megfoghatatlan
meg-fog-hat-a-tan
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak terucapkan
tidak ter-ucap-kan
IGIG
ihe nwere ike ịgbasa
i-he n-we-re i-ke i-g-ba-sa
ITItaliano
ineffabile
in-e-fa-bile
JA日本語
言い表せない
ii-e-ta-be-na-i
KKKK
шешу
she-shu
KMKM
អត់អាចពន្យ TextEditingArea
at-ot a-cha p-on-y- TextEditingArea
KO한국어
설명할 수 없는
seol-myeong-hal su eon-neun
MRMR
शब्दांनी व्यक्त करू शकत नाही
shab-daan-ni vyakt karu shak-ta na-hi
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak terucapkan
tidak ter-ucap-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောဆိုရပ်
pyaw-so-yap
NLNederlands
onuitspreken
on-u-it-spre-ken
NONorsk
uvurderlig
u-vur-der-lig
PAPA
ਵਰણિત ਨਾ ਸਕਿਆ
var-nith na sak-ia
PLPolski
nieuchwytny
nie-u-ch-vit-ny
PTPortuguês
inefável
in-e-fa-vel
RORomână
inefabil
in-e-fa-bil
RUРусский
невыразимый
ne-vy-ra-zi-myy
SVSvenska
outgrundlig
out-grund-lig
SWKiswahili
sifa isiyo kuelezwa
si-fa i-si-yo ku-e-le-zwa
TAதமிழ்
வார்த்தைகளால் விளக்க முடியாத
vaarththaigal aal vilakka mudiyath
TEతెలుగు
వివరించలేని
vi-va-ri-nchal-e-ni
THไทย
อธิบายไม่ได้
a-thi-bai mai dai
TLTL
hindi maintindihan
hin-di main-tin-di-han
TRTürkçe
sözü edilemeyen
soz-u e-de-le-me-yen
UKУкраїнська
невимовний
ne-vi-mov-nyy
URاردو
بی زبان
bi-za-ban
VITiếng Việt
không thể diễn tả
khong the dien ta
YOYO
ko ni sọ̀rọ̀
ko ni so-ro
ZH中文
无法言喻
wú fǎ yán yù
ZUZU
alutho lwenziwe
a-lu-tho lwen-zi-we

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